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ETHERIZE

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e⋅ther⋅ize

  [ee-thuh-rahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. Medicine/Medical. to put under the influence of ether; anesthetize.
2. to render groggy or numb, as if by an anesthetic.
Also, especially British, e⋅ther⋅ise.

Origin:
1740–50; ether + -ize

Related forms:
e⋅ther⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
e⋅ther⋅iz⋅er, noun
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e·ther·ize   (ē'thə-rīz')   
tr.v.   e·ther·ized, e·ther·iz·ing, e·ther·iz·es

  1. To subject to the fumes of ether; anesthetize.

  2. To etherify.

e'ther·i·za'tion (ē'thər-ĭ-zā'shən) n., e'ther·iz'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ether·ize
Variant: or British ether·ise /'E-th&-"rIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ized orBritish -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
: to treat or anesthetize with ether —ether·iza·tion orBritish ether·isa·tion /"E-th&-r&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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